Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons
The total investment to open a Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons franchise ranges from $25,000 to $249,000. The initial franchise fee is $75,000.
What is the Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons franchise?
Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons is a salon offering skin care treatments to customers. The estimated total initial investment is $25,000 to $249,000, and the initial franchise fee is $75,000.
The brand was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Loan Activity Score
18/100
SBA Default Rate
18.2%
Active Lenders
7
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons has 7 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 7 lenders made 11 loans to franchisees of Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons. PeerSense calculates Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons's score as 18 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1974 · 7 locations
$25,000 to $249,000
$75,000
7
7 franchised
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LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons
11
Total SBA loans
$121K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
18.2%
vs 10.8% peer avg
SBA Loans
11
Total Volume
$1.3M
Active Lenders
7
States
4
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
18.2%
7.4% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
11 loans
Across 7 lenders
Lender Diversity
7 lenders
Avg 1.6 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$25,000 to $249,000 total
Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2008
3 approvals. The best year on record for Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons.
Top SBA State
Massachusetts
6 SBA financed Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$121K
Median $120K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons unit.
Lender Concentration
63.6%
Concentrated
Share of Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Elizabeth Grady Beauty Salons's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2008 (3 approvals). Operator density is highest in Massachusetts with 6 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $121K, with the median at $120K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 63.6% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
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Estimated Monthly Payment
$259
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
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- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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